This study investigated whether using concrete mathematics manipulatives affected student achievement in factoring second-degree polynomials. The 16 day study included 64 high school sophomores in four different Algebra II classes in a suburban...

The federal law, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), has begun evaluating schools based on Standardized Assessments such as the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT). This has created a need to ensure that student achievement in mathematics reflects the ability...

In the middle of the 1800s the American nation ceased to be the United States and engaged in five horrible years of bloodshed. As the facts concerning the battles and fighting became concrete, and the actions of those who fought in the Civil War...

Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993); Intercountry adoption -- Law and legislation; Intercountry adoption -- United States; Intercountry adoption -- Guatemala

Over the last 50 years, the United States has seen a significant increase in the number of children entering its borders annually through intercountry adoption. Accepting thousands of more children than any other nation, the United States is the...

Thesis advisor: Dr. M.-C. Rohinsky.; "Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in French."; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,1999; Includes bibliographical references (leaves i-vi).

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Mathematics."; Thesis advisor: Philip Halloran.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 22-24).

Latin American drama--History and criticism.; Latin American drama--20th century.

Thesis advisor: Dr. Lilián Uribe.; "Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Spanish."; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,1998; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-138).

Many resources are currently devoted to math remediation at the college level (Phipps, 1998. Plucker, Wongsarnpigoon, Houser, 2006). These are additional courses that students must take that do not count toward graduation. Universities must...

This study investigated the effectiveness of virtual manipulatives versus concrete manipulatives on third grade students’ understanding of mathematical concepts.
The participants in this study were 40 third grade students who attended the same...

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education."; Disseration advisor: Karen Beyard.; Ed.D.,Central Connecticut State University,,2014.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-97).

Today's campuses are becoming the learning grounds for an increasingly diverse student population. The "traditional" college student, age eighteen to twenty-two, sufficiently academically prepared, and having endless time to socialize and study,...